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13 Zachary Copeland
Zachary Copeland
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    3
  • Hometown:
    St. Thomas, Ont.
  • High School:
    Parkside C.I.
  • Position:
    K/P
  • Major:
    Human Kinetics
  • Team:
    Football
  • fg
    17-22
  • pat
    21-21
  • pts
    72
Bio

CAREER HONOURS

  • 2x U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian (2020-21, 2023-24)

SECOND YEAR (2023):

Appeared in all eight regular season and one playoff game primarily as the team’s kickoff specialist… Tallied 1388 yards on 24 kickoffs for an average of 57.8 yards ranking third in the OUA… Added five punts for 187 yards for an average of 37.4 yards.

FIRST YEAR (2022)

Dressed every game, including the Gee-Gees two postseason appearances… Acted as Ottawa’s kickoff specialist…  Totaled 1,992 yards on 36 kickoffs (average 55.3) during the regular season, third in the OUA… In the post season, totaled 394 yards in 7 kickoffs, averaging 56.3 yards, second in the OUA. 

REDSHIRT YEAR (2021)

Dressed for one regular season game – Oct. 21 versus Queen’s…Did not impact eligibility.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES

Attended Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Ont., playing as a kicker/punter and a defensive back…Won the Thames Valley Regional Association junior football championship in grade 10…Appeared in the 2019 CFC Prospects Game and the Canada Cup with Team Ontario…Trained with professional kicker Lirim Hajrullahu in high school.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Field goals made 17 17
Field goal attempts 22 22
Field goal % 77% 77%
Field goal long 47 47
P-A-T made 21 21
P-A-T attempts 21 21
P-A-T % 100% 100%
Points 72 72
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 1 1
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 - - - - - 1 1
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 1 1 13 1 1 4
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 4 5 47 2 2 14
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 4 4 38 2 2 14
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 2 3 35 2 2 8
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 1 2 31 2 2 5
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 2 2 19 2 2 8
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 2 4 25 4 4 10
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 1 1 13 6 6 9
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 7 320 45.7 56 1 0 1 2
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 6 215 35.8 55 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 6 231 38.5 55 0 0 0 1
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 8 344 43.0 59 2 0 0 1
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 4 173 43.3 55 2 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 5 253 50.6 64 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 7 291 41.6 48 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 4 218 54.5 71 1 0 0 0
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 1 -3 - - - -3
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 5 0 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 -
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 15 - - - - - - 2 4 - 1 -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 14 - - - - - - 2 4 - 0 -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 8 - - - - - - 2 2 - 0 -
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 6 - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 8 - - - - - - 2 2 - 0 -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 11 - - - - - - 4 2 - 1 -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 11 - - - - - - 6 1 - 2 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 25 Western L, 38-11 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at York W, 27-4 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Waterloo W, 26-5 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Queen's L, 48-20 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Windsor L, 21-18 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Laurier L, 32-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 vs. Carleton W, 35-32 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Toronto W, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
2024-25 8 1 -3 -0.4 -3.0 0 0 2 2
Total 25 2 -3 -0.1 -1.5 0 0 2 2

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 1 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 8 17 22 77% 47 21 21 100% 72
Total 25 17 22 77% 47 21 21 100% 72

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 4 150 37.5 49 0 0 0 0
2023-24 8 5 187 37.4 47 1 0 0 0
2024-25 8 47 2045 43.5 71 7 0 1 4
Total 25 56 2382 42.5 71 8 0 1 4

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 1 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 8 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 8 0 - - - 0 .0
2024-25 8 -3 - - - -3 -.4
Total 25 -3 - - - -3 -.1

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 78 9.8 0 - - - - - 21 17 - 6
Total 78 3.1 0 - - - - - 21 17 0 6

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 3 1 3.5 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 6 1 6.5 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
August 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 8 1 -3 -0.4 -3.0 0 0 2 2
Conference 8 1 -3 -0.4 -3.0 0 0 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 1 -3 -1.0 -3.0 0 0 2 2
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 -3 -0.8 -3.0 0 0 2 2
Month                  
August 2 1 -3 -1.5 -3.0 0 0 1 1
September 4 - - - - - - 1 1
October 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
August 2 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 8 17 22 77% 47 21 21 100% 72
Conference 8 17 22 77% 47 21 21 100% 72
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 4 5 80% 35 9 9 100% 21
Away 4 11 13 85% 47 8 8 100% 41
Neutral 1 2 4 50% 25 4 4 100% 10
Result                  
Wins 4 11 14 79% 47 14 14 100% 47
Losses 4 6 8 75% 35 7 7 100% 25
Month                  
August 2 5 6 83% 47 3 3 100% 18
September 4 9 11 82% 38 8 8 100% 35
October 2 3 5 60% 25 10 10 100% 19

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 8 47 2045 43.5 71 7 0 1 4
Conference 8 47 2045 43.5 71 7 0 1 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 19 882 46.4 71 4 0 1 3
Away 4 21 872 41.5 64 2 0 0 1
Neutral 1 7 291 41.6 48 1 0 0 0
Result                  
Wins 4 23 955 41.5 71 2 0 0 1
Losses 4 24 1090 45.4 64 5 0 1 3
Month                  
August 2 13 535 41.2 56 1 0 1 2
September 4 23 1001 43.5 64 4 0 0 2
October 2 11 509 46.3 71 2 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 8 -3 - - - -3 -.4
Conference 8 -3 - - - -3 -.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 -3 - - - -3 -1.0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result              
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 -3 - - - -3 -.8
Month              
August 2 -3 - - - -3 -1.5
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 78 9.8 0 - - - - - 21 17 - 6
Conference 78 9.8 0 - - - - - 21 17 - 6
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 24 8.0 0 - - - - - 9 4 - 3
Away 43 10.8 - - - - - - 8 11 - 2
Neutral 11 11.0 - - - - - - 4 2 - 1
Result                        
Wins 51 12.8 - - - - - - 14 11 - 4
Losses 27 6.8 0 - - - - - 7 6 - 2
Month                        
August 20 10.0 0 - - - - - 3 5 - 2
September 36 9.0 - - - - - - 8 9 - 1
October 22 11.0 - - - - - - 10 3 - 3

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 8 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 2 0 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 3 0 3.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
August 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Photo: Michael P. Hall.
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  • October 27, 2024
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  • October 27, 2024
Photo: Greg Kolz.
  • Article
  • October 06, 2024
RECAP: Gee-Gees extend Panda Game win streak to six in 55th edition
  • October 06, 2024
Photo: Michael P. Hall
  • Article
  • September 29, 2024
RECAP: Gee-Gees lose close road battle with #1 Laurier
  • September 29, 2024
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • September 15, 2024
RECAP: #8 Gaels down Gee-Gees at home
  • September 15, 2024
Photo: Courtney Caird, Waterloo
  • Article
  • September 08, 2024
RECAP: Gee-Gees down Warriors in Waterloo, improve to 2-1
  • September 08, 2024
Photo: Charles Fortin.
  • Article
  • September 01, 2024
RECAP: Ottawa takes care of business on the road at York
  • September 01, 2024
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • August 23, 2024
SEASON PREVIEW: Gee-Gees football returns to action for 2024 campaign 
  • August 23, 2024